THE CLASSIC 4TH JULY CONCERT FROM 1985 IN PHILADELPHIA This CD features the Beach Boys afternoon set in Philadelphia, recorded for FM radio broadcast – and later for a TV transmission when the show included numerous BB classics plus the group s then new single, Getcha Back, taken from their 25th studio album, remarkably their first eponymously titled record, released just a month before. With guest appearances during the Beach Boys set from The Oakridge Boys, Joan Jett, Christopher Cross and Jimmy Page, all on different numbers, the performance had a real party atmosphere and with reported temperatures hitting 90º F by noon, it was surely one Independence Day that most in attendance will still remember. The Beach Boys were back playing in Philadelphia nine days after this event, when they performed at the US leg of the Live Aid concert at the city s JFK Stadium.
